To the Moon and Beyond, Earthlings. 🛸
Day 1 of LBC's Space Tech Expo USA featured innovators and operators sharing their insights about the investible commercial importance of the moon. The lunar economy can be thought of in three parts: 1) On the moon, 2) Around the moon, and 3) Between Earth and the moon.
The moon is a critical link in the Space supply chain. It is relatively close and has resources that are valuable in Space and on Earth. In Space, the moon’s water can be used as fuel as well as subsistence for human life. Not having to go back to Earth for this critical resource will save a ton of money and extend the life of Space missions.
There is also Helium-3. This is valuable stuff for Space and Earth priorities. It can be used for nuclear fusion to power Space mobility and manufacturing. It currently goes for $4 billion per ton.
Going Green into Space. Why SpinLaunch is Cool.
I asked SpinLaunch CEO Jonathan Yaney what was one of the most fun parts of his job.
“Proving people wrong who said this could not be done.”
Long Beach, California based SpinLaunch is changing the way payloads are sent into space by removing the complexity and reducing the dependence on carbon-based fuel. What is so fascinating about SpinLaunch is that they have created a greener, cheaper, faster way to launch based on technology that is not new but has not previously been applied to launching rockets into space.
3IPK: Blockchain Solutions for Aerospace and Sustainability Tracing
“It all boils down to if you really believe that this is a game changing technology.” Juraj Zamecnik, COO 3IPK
At the end of 2020, the European Space Agency awarded its first blockchain software contract in a competitive bid to a Bratislava, Slovakia based startup named 3IPK. 3IPK is now applying quality control and sustainability tracing of supply chains to a broader range of verticals. Yesterday, 3IPK launched its Gratitude website. Its purpose is to engage and enable customers to be transparent about the social and environmental impact of their supply chains.
This is the inaugural post of my featured founders blog. Let me know what you think!